单壁碳纳米管用做超级电容器的电极材料

摘要本文研究了采用电弧放电法大规模合成的单壁碳纳米管（SWNT）用作超级电容器电极材料的电化学性能。N₂吸脱附测试表明SWNT既有发达的微孔，又有发达的中孔，其比表面为435 m².g^-1。由于既有双电层电容，又有表面官能团产生的准电容，采用浓硝酸处理后的单壁碳纳米管在水相电解液中的比电容达到105 F/g。基于SWNT的超级电容器也有着良好的充放电可逆性和循环稳定性。     

大面积N-掺杂定向碳纳米管阵列的制备与表征

采用无模板的化学气相沉积(chemical vapour deposition，CVD)法，以二甲苯和乙二胺为反应物，二茂铁为催化剂，以石英玻璃为衬底，制备了大面积、垂直于石英衬底生长、掺杂N的定向碳纳米管阵列。扫描电镜检测表明制备的定向碳纳米管阵列具有很好的定向性，而且管身平直。高分辨透射电镜的检测表明制备的碳纳米管具有较好的石墨化程度和较高的纯度，首次在碳纳米管内腔中发现了原位生长的“类富勒烯”结构。拉曼光谱的检测表明制备的定向碳纳米管阵列中含有大量的单壁碳纳米管。X射线光电子能谱检测表明N原子成功地被掺进了碳纳米管中，而且N原子的百分比随着碳源中N原子浓度的增加而增加，当碳源中n_C∶n_N比为1∶1的时候，在掺杂的碳纳米管中N原子的物质的量分数可以达到2.51%。     

碳纳米管负载纳米Fe2O3的研究

本文研究了用液相化学沉积法制备的碳纳米管负载Fe₂O₃。首先用浓HCl、浓HNO₃和浓HNO₃ / H₂SO₄(混酸)三种酸对碳纳米管进行改性处理，对样品进行了TEM形貌观察和FTIR光谱分析，FTIR分析表明浓HCl处理后不能在碳纳米管表面引入官能团，而浓HNO₃能在碳纳米管表面引入-OH和-C=O，浓HNOO₃ / H₂SO₄能在碳纳米管表面引入大量的-OH、-C=O、COOH。制备了以上三种碳纳米管分别负载Fe₂O₃。TEM分析表明，负载效果：混酸>浓HNO₃>浓HCl。经混酸处理后的碳纳米管所负载的Fe₂O₃的XRD分析，表明所负载的是α-Fe₂O₃。机理分析表明碳纳米管上的含氧基团能增强其在水溶液中的分散性，同时能增强其对Fe³⁺吸附和离子交换能力，使吸附在碳纳米管表面的Fe³⁺成为结晶成核中心，调节溶液pH值后，使Fe₂O₃沉积在碳纳米管表面。     

复合碳纳米管增强纳米Ag2CO3的可见光催化活性和稳定性

在二甲基甲酰胺溶液中, 通过简单的沉淀法制备了纳米Ag₂CO₃和碳纳米管(CNT)的复合物. 用X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、扫描电镜(SEM)和紫外-可见(UV-Vis)漫反射光谱(DRS)表征了所制备的Ag₂CO₃/CNT复合物, 通过在可见光下降解甲基橙(MO)检测了样品的光催化活性. 结果表明, 纳米Ag₂CO₃颗粒与CNT结合良好. CNT的含量为1.5% (w)的Ag₂CO₃/1.5% CNT复合物活性最高, 经过60 min 的降解, 甲基橙的降解率达到93%. 与纯相纳米Ag₂CO₃比较, CNT的加入还提高了Ag₂CO₃的稳定性, 经过三次循环降解, Ag₂CO₃/1.5% CNT复合物还能降解81%的甲基橙, 而纳米Ag₂CO₃只能降解59.5%的甲基橙. 其活性和稳定性提高的原因是由于CNT的高导电性, 它不仅促进了电子-空穴对的分离, 还能快速转移产生的光生电子.     

有机-无机杂化配位聚合物{[C12H28N2][(Pb3I8) (DMF)2]•2DMF}n的晶体及电子结构

合成了一种新颖有机-无机杂化配位聚合物{[C₁₂H₂₈N₂] [(Pb₃I₈)(DMF)₂]•2DMF}_n, 并进行了红外、紫外、热重表征, 采用X射线衍射方法确定了晶体结构. 结构解析表明, 整个分子由阳离子(双质子化的N,N'-二丁基哌嗪)及聚阴离子链([(Pb₃I₈)(DMF)₂]_n^2-)组成, 它们之间由静电作用结合在一起形成一维链状配位聚合物. 依据晶体结构数据, 采用Gaussian03程序对产物进行量子化学计算.     

厚度可控薄板形Silicalite-1的制备

通过精细调整控制合成条件, 在SiO₂-TPAOH-H₂O-NH₄F (TPAOH: 四丙基氢氧化铵)体系中制备出了厚度可控的薄板型Silicalite-1 分子筛材料, 并利用扫描电镜(SEM)、高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)、粉末X射线衍射(XRD)及差热-热重分析(TG-DTA)对样品的结构信息、样品形貌及物理化学性质进行了表征. 研究表明, NH₄F浓度和反应体系pH 值对Silicalite-1 分子筛的形貌起着重要的导向作用. 随着NH₄F/SiO₂的摩尔比(n(NH₄F)/n(SiO₂))由0 增加到0.18, 分子筛形貌由交互生长的椭圆形变为板形, 其厚度也逐渐变薄; 当n(NH₄F)/n(SiO₂)=0.4 时, 厚度达到最薄. 继续增加NH₄F/SiO₂的摩尔比, 其厚度增加, 这是由于F^-提高了样品结晶度. HRTEM研究表明b轴垂直于平面, 由于在MFI 结构的材料中, b轴方向是其直孔道方向, 这种材料有利于客体分子的进出. 还研究了样品的热稳性, 所有样品在1100℃焙烧2 h后, 其形貌和结构不发生变化.     

纳米六方相氮化铝的合成和光学性能研究

报道了以AlCl₃和Mg₃N₂为反应物, 在500 ℃条件下, 用简易的设备, 合成六方相AlN纳米材料. 样品的XRD和XPS图谱表明, 实验得到的AlN样品是纯的六方相AlN, 其中的杂质相含量均小于仪器的探测灵敏度. TEM图表明, AlN样品呈多孔网络状结构, 网络的骨架大小在10～20 nm之间. 对AlN样品的光学性能的研究表明, AlN样品的禁带宽度值约为6.12 eV; 红外吸收谱以680 cm^－1为中心形成一个很宽的红外吸收带; 其拉曼散射峰较AlN薄膜和AlN单晶向低波数方向移动.     

纳米三氧化钨修饰碳纳米管载铂催化剂对甲醇氧化的电催化性能

采用表面修饰技术将碳纳米管(CNT)表面羧基化, 通过羧基将钨离子基团修饰到碳纳米管的外表面, 再通过高温焙烧处理将钨离子基团氧化成WO₃, 成功合成了纳米WO₃/CNT复合物, 进一步还原Pt 的前驱体而得到Pt-WO₃/CNT复合催化剂. 采用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)和透射电镜(TEM)对样品的形貌和晶型结构进行了表征, 结果表明, Pt纳米粒子为面心立方晶体结构, 均匀地分布在WO₃修饰的碳纳米管表面. 采用循环伏安(CV)和计时电流法研究了在酸性溶液中Pt-WO₃/CNT催化剂对甲醇的电催化氧化活性, 结果表明WO₃修饰的碳纳米管载铂催化剂比用混酸处理的碳纳米管载铂催化剂对甲醇呈现出更高的电催化氧化活性和更好的稳定性.     

Fe2O3填充碳纳米管作为锂离子电池负极材料的电化学性能

通过碳纳米管与硝酸铁水热反应和随后烧结处理合成了Fe₂O₃填充多壁碳纳米管，透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X-射线衍射(XRD)分析显示，Fe₂O₃多数填充入碳纳米管管腔内，在碳纳米管外壁极少发现有附着物，碳纳米管中Fe₂O₃颗粒具有γ-Fe₂O₃结构，这与水热法制备的的纺锤状Fe₂O₃(α-Fe₂O₃相)明显不同。这是因为硝酸将管壁及管端腐蚀，Fe³⁺由于毛细管作用进入管腔。文章初步研究了Fe₂O₃填充多壁碳纳米管、水热法合成的纳米Fe₂O₃颗粒和硝酸纯化的多壁碳纳米管的电化学嵌/脱锂性能。研究发现，Fe₂O₃填充多壁碳纳米管具有Fe₂O₃的高的放电容量和碳纳米管的低放电电位特征。由于碳纳米管的限定作用，缓解了碳纳米管空腔内γ-Fe₂O₃在反复锂嵌/脱过程中的结构应变，该复合材料表现出具有良好的循环稳定性。     

有机-无机杂化配位聚合物{[C12H28N2][(Pb3I8) (DMF)2]•2DMF}n的晶体及电子结构

合成了一种新颖有机-无机杂化配位聚合物{[C₁₂H₂₈N₂] [(Pb₃I₈)(DMF)₂]•2DMF}_n, 并进行了红外、紫外、热重表征, 采用X射线衍射方法确定了晶体结构. 结构解析表明, 整个分子由阳离子(双质子化的N,N'-二丁基哌嗪)及聚阴离子链([(Pb₃I₈)(DMF)₂]_n^2-)组成, 它们之间由静电作用结合在一起形成一维链状配位聚合物. 依据晶体结构数据, 采用Gaussian03程序对产物进行量子化学计算.     

Functionalization of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Cubic Prussian Blue and Its Application for Amperometric Sensing

In this work, we synthesized electroactive cubic Prussian blue (PB) modified single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) nanocomposites using the mixture solution of ferric‐(III) chloride and potassium ferricyanide under ambient conditions. The successful fabrication of the PB‐SWNTs nanocomposites was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV‐vis absorption spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry (CV). PB nanocrystallites are observed to be finely attached on the SWNTs sidewalls in which the SWNTs not only act as a carrier of PB nanocrystallites but also as Fe(III)‐reducer. The electrochemical properties of PB‐SWNTs nanocomposites were also investigated. Using the electrodeposition technique, a thin film of PB‐SWNTs/chitosan nanocomposites was prepared onto glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for the construction of a H₂O₂ sensor. PB‐SWNTs/chitosan nanocomposites film shows enhanced electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of H₂O₂ and the amperometric responses show a linear dependence on the concentration of H₂O₂ in a range of 0.5–27.5 mM and a low detection limit of 10 nM at the signal‐to‐noise ratio of 3. The time required to reach the 95% steady state response was less than 2 s. CV studies demonstrate that the modified electrode has outstanding stability. In addition, a glucose biosensor is further developed through the simple one‐step electrodeposition method. The observed wide concentration range, high stability and high reproducibility of the PB‐SWNTs/chitosan nanocomposites film make them promising for the reliable and durable detection of H₂O₂ and glucose.     

Synthesis of Platinum and Tin Oxide Co‐functionalized Single‐walled Carbon Nanotubes (Pt/SnO2/SWNTs) and their Sensing Properties toward Carbon Monoxide

Pt and SnO₂ were co‐functionalized on single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) assembled on microelectrodes by electrochemical deposition where Pt nanoparticle's morphology, size, and density were tuned by controlling the applied potential and time. The systematic study to obtain the optimum condition for Pt‐decorated SnO₂/SWNTs (Pt/SnO₂/SWNTs) were performed and also correlate with its CO sensing performance. Illumination‐dependent sensing performance was examined using red, green and UV LED as light sources at room temperature. Under UV illumination, the sensitivity of Pt/SnO₂/SWNTs was enhanced to 2.1 %/ppm_V of CO with the lower detection limit of 0.05 ppm_V.     

Anisotropic Electronic Conductivity in Layer‐By‐Layer Composite Film Composed of Water‐Soluble Conjugated Polymers and SWNTs

This paper reports the anisotropic electrical properties of a layer‐by‐layer (LBL) film composed of water‐soluble conjugated polymers and single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The water‐soluble poly (p‐phenylene ethynylene)s (PPEs) are capable of a strong π‐π interaction with the sidewall of SWNTs and results in a very stable PPE‐SO₃/SWNTs composite in aqueous solution. Aligned LBL films were prepared by self‐assembly using the anionic PPE/SWNTs and cationic PPE on various substrates. The polarized Raman spectra exhibited the cos²α polarization dependence of the G‐band intensity between the polarization direction and the SWNTs alignment direction. The electric conductivity within the LBL films can be controlled by the deposition direction in the LBL formation.

     

Synthesis of water‐soluble single‐walled carbon nanotubes and its application in poly(vinyl alcohol) composites

A new type of water‐soluble single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was synthesized by grafting of dodecyl quaternary ammonium bromides. Results of Fourier transform infrared and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analyses confirmed the successful synthesis. Water‐soluble performance of functionalized SWNTs, i.e. N⁺‐SWNTs, has been studied in terms of solubility and stability. It was found that the solubility could reach up to 110 mg.l^?1 and as‐prepared solution possesses a good stability over the PH range of 6.87–11.25. Based on these properties, one of the important applications of N⁺‐SWNTs was demonstrated to prepare poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composites. Owing to critical issues of uniform dispersion and enhanced interfacial PVA‐nanotube interaction having been simultaneously resolved to a reasonable extent, the composite film with only 0.3 wt% N⁺‐SWNTs showed an increase of 33% and 32% in tensile strength and Young's modulus, respectively, over neat PVA film. Moreover, a high optical quality and slightly increased glass transition temperature were also observed. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New Multifunctional Porous Materials Based on Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Gas Storage and High‐Sensitive Detection of Pesticides

Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) that are covalently functionalized with benzoic acid (SWNT‐PhCOOH) can be integrated with transition‐metal ions to form 3D porous inorganic–organic hybrid frameworks (SWNT‐Zn). In particular, N₂‐adsorption analysis shows that the BET surface area increases notably from 645.3 to 1209.9 m² g^?1 for SWNTs and SWNT‐Zn, respectively. This remarkable enhancement in the surface area of SWNT‐Zn is presumably due to the microporous motifs from benzoates coordinated to intercalated zinc ions between the functionalized SWNTs; this assignment was also corroborated by NLDFT pore‐size distributions. In addition, the excess‐H₂‐uptake maximum of SWNT‐Zn reaches about 3.1 wt. % (12 bar, 77 K), which is almost three times that of the original SWNTs (1.2 wt. % at 12 bar, 77 K). Owing to its inherent conductivity and pore structure, as well as good dispersibility, SWNT‐Zn is an effective candidate as a sensitive electrochemical stripping voltammetric sensor for organophosphate pesticides (OPs): By using solid‐phase extraction (SPE) with SWNT‐Zn‐modified glassy carbon electrode, the detection limit of methyl parathion (MP) is 2.3 ng mL^?1.     

Covalent Attachment of Anderson‐Type Polyoxometalates to Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes Gives Enhanced Performance Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries

Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) covalently functionalized with redox‐active organo‐modified polyoxometalate (POM) clusters have been synthesized and employed as electrode materials in lithium ion batteries. The Anderson cluster [MnMo₆O₂₄]^9? is functionalized with Tris (NH₂C(CH₂OH)₃) moieties, giving the new organic–inorganic hybrid [N(nC₄H₉)₄]₃[MnMo₆O₁₈{(OCH₂)₃CNH₂}₂]. The compound is then covalently attached to carboxylic acid‐functionalized SWNTs by amide bond formation and the stability of this nanocomposite is confirmed by various spectroscopic methods. Electrochemical analyses show that the nanocomposite displays improved performance as an anode material in lithium ion batteries compared with the individual components, that is, SWNTs and/or Anderson clusters. High discharge capacities of up to 932 mAh g^?1 at a current density of 0.5 mA cm^?2 can be observed, together with high long‐term cycling stability and decreased electrochemical impedance. Chemisorption of the POM cluster on the SWNTs is shown to give better electrode performance than the purely physisorbed analogues.     

Amperometric Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide Using Glassy Carbon Electrodes Modified with Chromium Hexacyanoferrate/Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

Chemical functionalization of single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) has constructed plenty of new structures with useful properties. But the modification was often confined to organic molecules, either by covalence or noncovalence. In this report, SWNTs were successfully functionalized with one kind of electroactive inorganic compounds: chromium hexacyanoferrate (Cr hcf). The resulting Cr hcf/SWNTs nanocomposites were confirmed by Field‐emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV‐vis absorption spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Cr hcf crystallites are observed to be finely attached to the SWNTs. The electrochemical properties of Cr hcf/SWNTs nanocomposites were also investigated. The nanocomposites modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode shows high electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of H₂O₂ and the amperometric responses show a linear dependence on the concentration of H₂O₂ in a range of 0.5 μM to 10 mM (R=0.9989). In addition, the sensor has good stability and reproducibility.     

Phase separation of polymer‐functionalized SWNTs within a PMMA/polystyrene blend

Phase separation of polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blends was used as a means to segregate PS‐ or PMMA‐functionalized single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in thin films. Dilute solutions (5 wt % in THF) of 1:1 PS/PMMA blends containing the functionalized nanotubes were spin cast and annealed at 180 °C for 12 h. Two different polymer molecular weights were used (M_n = 8000 or M_n = 22,000), and were of approximately equivalent molecular weight to those attached to the surface of the nanotubes. Nanotube functionalization was accomplished using the Cu(I)‐catalyzed [3 + 2] Huisgen cycloaddition, in which alkyne‐decorated nanotubes were coupled with azide‐terminated polymers, resulting in polymer‐SWNT conjugates that were soluble in THF. Characterization of the annealed films by scanning Raman spectroscopy, which utilized the unique Raman fingerprint of carbon nanotubes, enabled accurate mapping of the functionalized SWNTs within the films relative to the two phase‐separated polymers. It was found that nanotube localization within the phase‐separated polymer films was influenced by the type of polymer attached to the nanotube surface, as well as its molecular weight. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 450–458, 2009     

Single‐gap Microelectrode Functionalized with Single‐walled Carbon Nanotubes and Pbzyme for the Determination of Pb2+

Lead is a highly toxic metal, which can persist in the natural environment and enrich in biological bodies. It can cause many severe diseases in the human body even at extremely low concentration. Here, we developed a new biosensor using single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) modified with a specific Pbzyme (Pbzyme/SWNTs/FET) to detect lead ion (Pb²⁺), which can monitor the lead pollution. This biosensor used 3‐aminopropyltriethoxysilane to immobilize SWNTs on the area between the source and the drain of single‐gap microelectrode (FET), and the duplex DNA (Pbzyme) consisted of DNAzyme (GR‐5) and complementary DNA (CS‐DNA) was functionalized with the SWNTs’ surface through a peptide bond. The use of GR‐5 DANzyme and Pb²⁺ to form a stable complex structure to cleave the CS‐DNA can change radically the Pbzyme's structure on the SWNTs’ surface, which will further affect the number of carriers in SNWTs and the conductivity of the Pbzyme/SWNTs/FET. The change in conductivity can be used to evaluate the Pb²⁺ concentration. Under the optimal conditions, the relative resistances presented a positive correlation with the Pb²⁺ concentrations, showing a good linear relationship in the range of 10 pM to 50 nM, where the linear regression equation was y=10.104log [C_Pb]+5.8656, and the detection limit was 7.4 pM. Finally, the biosensor was applied to measure the Pb²⁺ contents in the soil collected from the forest grass green belt and paint, and the results were compared with the results of atomic fluorescence spectrometry.     

Lithium storage in single-walled carbon nanotubes

Here, we investigated the lithium insertion/extraction mechanism in single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) based both on the empty SWNTs and filled SWNTs, including ferrocene-filled SWNTs (Fc@SWNTs) and C₆₀-filled SWNTs (C₆₀@SWNTs). SWNTs, C₆₀@SWNTs and Fc@SWNTs were systematically investigated as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. The electrochemical performance of the C₆₀@SWNT electrode was slightly better than that of the SWNTs, and the reversible capacity of Fc@SWNTs per unit weight was ～1.7 times greater than that of the empty SWNTs due to its special tube internal structure. It was proved that the dominant reversible sites for lithium storage in empty SWNTs are the trigonal interstitial channels. Meanwhile, lithium can reversibly insert or extract the inner channels of the tubes after doping with ferrocene; the reversible capacity presented in the inner channels of Fc@SWNTs is about Li_1.13C₆.